/*
 * @(#)LayoutManager.java	1.23 06/10/10
 *
 * Copyright  1990-2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER
 * 
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version
 * 2 only, as published by the Free Software Foundation. 
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 * General Public License version 2 for more details (a copy is
 * included at /legal/license.txt). 
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * version 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
 * 02110-1301 USA 
 * 
 * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa
 * Clara, CA 95054 or visit www.sun.com if you need additional
 * information or have any questions. 
 *
 */
package java.awt;

/** 
 * Defines the interface for classes that know how to layout Containers.
 *
 * @see Container
 *
 * @version	1.19, 08/19/02
 * @author 	Sami Shaio
 * @author 	Arthur van Hoff
 */
public interface LayoutManager {
    /**
     * Adds the specified component with the specified name to
     * the layout.
     * @param name the component name
     * @param comp the component to be added
     */
    void addLayoutComponent(String name, Component comp);
    /**
     * Removes the specified component from the layout.
     * @param comp the component ot be removed
     */
    void removeLayoutComponent(Component comp);
    /**
     * Calculates the preferred size dimensions for the specified 
     * panel given the components in the specified parent container.
     * @param parent the component to be laid out
     *  
     * @see #minimumLayoutSize
     */
    Dimension preferredLayoutSize(Container parent);
    /** 
     * Calculates the minimum size dimensions for the specified 
     * panel given the components in the specified parent container.
     * @param parent the component to be laid out
     * @see #preferredLayoutSize
     */
    Dimension minimumLayoutSize(Container parent);
    /** 
     * Lays out the container in the specified panel.
     * @param parent the component which needs to be laid out 
     */
    void layoutContainer(Container parent);
}
